"What's more, our work on young and middle aged adults shows if
we can 'train' our bodies early in life to effectively use their
own glucose reserves, poor memory function can be minimised in
adulthood."

Dr Riby's study, which is funded by the NHS and The Wellcome
Trust, aims to use glucose supplements to enhance memory in
patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Dementia affects more than 63,000 people in Scotland and costs
the NHS millions of pounds in care.